In the newly passed defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2011, Congress is requiring annual reports from military departments and defense agencies on steps they have taken to rebuild the workforce -- a provision the Pentagon has called "unnecessary and excessively burdensome" and urged leaving on the cutting room floor. The provision, located in section 813, extends the reporting requirements under the May 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act through 2014. The act required such reporting within 180 days of...
